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Nature's noblemen : transatlantic masculinities and the nineteenth-century American West /
Monica Rico explores the myth of the American West in the 19th century as a place for men to assert their masculinity by 'roughing it' in the wilderness and reveals how this myth played out in a transatlantic context. She uncovers the networks of elite men - British and American - who circ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Lamar series in western history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Monica Rico explores the myth of the American West in the 19th century as a place for men to assert their masculinity by 'roughing it' in the wilderness and reveals how this myth played out in a transatlantic context. She uncovers the networks of elite men - British and American - who circulated between the West and the metropoles of London and New York. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300196252 0300196253 |